Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode #205: Why Effort Feels Hard Now: The Neuroscience of Agency, Screens, and Follow Through
Season 1 Episode 205
If effort feels heavier than it used to, the problem isn’t your motivation.
A screen-driven world is suppressing your brain’s agency system.
When rewar…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode #204: Dopamine Discipline Explained: The Neuroscience of Delayed Reward
Season 1 Episode 204
Dopamine Discipline Explained: The Neuroscience of Delayed Reward
If you struggle with focus, consistency, or self-discipline, I want you to hear this…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode #203: Why Your New Year’s Goals Fail — and How to Become Supernormal Instead
Season 1 Episode 203
Why Your New Year’s Goals Fail — and How to Become Supernormal Instead
You set big goals for the new year. But if your brain is hijacked by screens, a…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode #202: The New Year Reset: Decluttering Your Space, Your Mind, and Your Goals
Season 1 Episode 202
The New Year Reset: Decluttering Your Space, Your Mind, and Your Goals
If your mind feels cluttered and stuck as the new year begins, this is not a mo…
10 months ago
Episode #201: Family of Origin Dysfunction: Why Going Home Dysregulates Your Brain
Season 1 Episode 201
If going home for the holidays leaves you anxious, exhausted, or feeling like you’re twelve years old again, this is not emotional weakness. This is …
10 months, 1 week ago
Episode #200: Winter Blues or Brain Overload? — Dr. Trish Leigh
Season 1 Episode 200
Winter Blues or Brain Overload?
If you have been feeling heavier, foggier, or slower this winter, you are not broken. Your brain is overloaded.
Many pe…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode #199: Holiday Overstimulation: How the Season Hijacks Your Dopamine—And What Your Brain Actually Needs
Season 1 Episode 199
Holiday Overstimulation: How the Season Hijacks Your Dopamine—And What Your Brain Actually Needs
If December leaves you anxious, numb, restless, or ov…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode #198: The Neuroscience of Flow: Why Stillness Fuels Your Dopamine
Season 1 Episode 198
The Neuroscience of Flow: Why Stillness Fuels Your Dopamine
If you feel overstimulated, tense, or stuck in control mode, your brain is not the problem…
11 months ago
Episode #197: Neuroscientist Explains the Dopamine Hijack How Modern Life Miswires You
Season 1 Episode 197
Every time you scroll, your brain learns one thing: distraction feels safer than stillness.
In this episode, Dr. Trish Leigh explains the real dopamin…
11 months, 1 week ago
Episode #196: Neuroscientist Explains Why You Can’t “Fix” Your Dopamine
Season 1 Episode 196
Neuroscientist Explains Why You Can’t “Fix” Your Dopamine
You’ve tried to fix yourself — more routines, more tracking, more control. But neuroscience…
11 months, 2 weeks ago